Motiur Rahaman v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5525 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Paikar Police Station Case No. 70 of 2020 dated 06.03.2020 under Sections 135(i)(a)/135(i)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003. And 08.12.2022 Sl.7 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In the matter of: Motiur Rahaman ....petitioner.

Mr. Prosenjit Mukherjee ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Chittaranjan Ghosh ...for the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ... for the WBSEDCL.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

In view of the petitioner complying with the order dated November 29, 2022 as claimed and in view of the materials in the case diary and the gravity of the offence, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass

appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 5525 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)